Was Pursued by Wolves
A Cook’s Valley Farmer Had An Exciting Adventure
Eau Claire Weekly Leader | May 27, 1904

Chippewa Falls- Hugh McWithey, a wealthy farmer living in Cook’s Valley, had an exciting adventure with four wolves while crossing the farm. The animals attacked him and would have killed him but for the intervention of two big dogs, which finally killed the wolves. McWithey’s clothes were torn into shreds.

Chad’s Take – Dogs vs. Wolves Part 1

I am always amazed at the extraordinary changes that have transpired over the last 100 years. These changes are not limited to population, inventions, and wealth, as I also take into account shifts in public perception as well. Perhaps nowhere is this shift greater than in the wolf. Until very recently the wolf was plagued by its reputation as a ruthless killer that was hell-bent on terrorizing local livestock. Lucky, today the majority of people view the wolf as an important predator helping to thin out other overpopulated species.

Today the Wisconsin DNR estimates that over 500 wolves still roam Wisconsin, and although rare outside of the Northwoods, encounters with humans still occur. It appears that Mr. McWithey barely escaped his unfortunate encounter with a small pack of wolves. With his clothes “torn into shreds” McWithey must have experienced quite a scare from these expert hunters. However, I must admit that I feel some skepticism with this article based on the fact that is reports that only two large dogs were miraculously able to not only ward off the four wolves, but that the ferocious dogs actually killed them. Now if I were a betting man and I was asked to pick a winner between four wolves and two dogs, I would go with the wolves every single time, unless of course the dogs were actually these creatures.

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